Prolonged development time of the bark beetle predator Thanasimus formicarius (Col.: Cleridae) in relation to its prey species Tomicus piniperda (L.) and Ips typographus (L.) (Col.: Scolytidae)

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-135

  Schroeder, L M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bark beetle predator; Enclisis vindex; Ips typographus; Population dynamics; Prolonged development; Thanasimus formicarius; Tomicus piniperda

Indexed keywords

CLERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ENCLISIS; FORMICARIUS; ICHNEUMONIDAE; IPS TYPOGRAPHUS; PICEA; SCOLYTINAE; THANASIMUS; THANASIMUS FORMICARIUS; TOMICUS PINIPERDA; TYPOGRAPHUS;

EID: 0000789441     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.1999.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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